Nitish Kumar parries question on ban on Bajrang Dal in Bihar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday parried a question on the demand for a ban on Bajrang Dal in the state which has been raised by one of his close aides even as his ally Congress has promised the same in pollbound KarnatakaThe JDU supreme leader was asked about a recent statement by party MP Kaushalendra Kumar who represents his home district of Nalanda in the Lok Sabha who has favoured a ban on Bajrang Dal the youth wing of Vishwa Hindu Parishad an RSSaffiliateWe are working towards uniting all opposition parties Once that is achieved we would all sit together and come out with a common agenda Until then I do not wish to speak on such matters the Chief Minister told reportersAlso Read Cant understand why people have problem Nitish Kumar on plea against caste survey in HCHis party MPs demand came in the backdrop of the Congress promise in the manifesto for Karnataka assembly polls to ban Bajrang Dal upon being voted to power This has enraged the BJP the political offshoot of the RSS and invited criticism from Prime Minister Narendra ModiThe Nalanda MP had blamed the Bajrang Dal for recent communal tension in Bihar Sharif where the district is headquarteredKumar also expressed surprise over reports in a section of the media that he will be in Odisha on Friday to meet his counterpart Naveen Patnaik who has remained equidistant from Congress and BJPI have met many leaders and will meet some more But that is not going to happen very soon said the JDU supremo who has hinted that he would like to resume his opposition unity drive once the polls in Karnataka were overKumar who broke away from the BJP in August last year fondly recalled the Prime Ministerial tenure of Atal Bihari Vajpayee in whose cabinet he had held key portfoliosRevered shraddhey Atal ji cared for all and while he was at the helm of affairs there was no major HinduMuslim problem I had a tough time convincing him to accept my resignation as Railway Minister in the wake of a major accident said KumarHe added today nobody resigns on moral grounds The current dispensation has scant respect for even Atal ji since it likes to claim all credit for itselfThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever